Tall Stories: The Rise and Triumph of the Great American Whopper (Author Signed)
by Thomas, Lowell (Herb Roth, Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
-
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Good in Good dust jacket. 1931. Hardcover. 245 pp; Signed by author on ffep. Book has a light moisture stain to bottom 1in of front cover, light fraying at front bottom hinge, & very mild foxing to ep's. DJ is lightly edgeworn, toned on spine, and has bottom 1in of front torn away. Still this is an attractive book with solid binding and clean tight and unmarked text. DJ protected in a clear Brodart cover. Includes BW illustrations, and contributor index. Thomas has collected the best of the grand, fantastic, improbable, impossible lies into one hall of fame. ; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books.; Signed by Author .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Glover's Bookery, ABAA, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83215
- Title
- Tall Stories: The Rise and Triumph of the Great American Whopper (Author Signed)
- Author
- Thomas, Lowell (Herb Roth, Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- Funk & Wagnalls
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- Humor, Storytelling, Tall Tales, Folklore
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor; Folklore;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
Terms of Sale
Glover's Bookery, ABAA, LLC
Glover's Bookery, ABAA, LLC; Bookseller Since 1978, store hours : Weds - Sat 12:00 - 5:00 EST, 859-253-0614, orders@gloversbookery.com, 862 S. Broadway, Lexington, KY 40504 Terms: US$ by check on US bank or Visa, MC, or Amer Exp; all personal checks held for 10 days before item(s) can be shipped; 10 day return for any reason. All items subject to prior sell. Ship/hnd: multiple volume sets counted by the book (ie. 4 vols = 4 books). Some oversize books may require additional shipping. If so we will notify you with options before your order is processed. All orders have free Delivery Confirmation and on line tracking **All International orders may be delayed due to customs beyond the quoted delivery times** We will bill libraries and institutions on 30 day terms with your Purchase Order number.
FOR RETURNS USE THIS ADDRESS:
Glover's Bookery
232 Pindell Ct
Lexington, KY 40515
About the Seller
Glover's Bookery, ABAA, LLC
Biblio member since 2006
Lexington, Kentucky
About Glover's Bookery, ABAA, LLC
Glover's Bookery, ABAA has been buying and selling used and rare books since 1978. We have a large bookstore in Lexington, KY open to the public on Weds. to Sat. from 12pm - 5pm eastern.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...